We The Marines - The First Step

Credit: Courtesy | Date Taken: 02/09/2021
Recruits with Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, arrive at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego, Feb. 9, 2021. Once recruits stepped off the bus, they immediately began the transformation from civilian to Marine. For the first time since it’s opening in 1921, MCRD began integrated training of male and female recruits (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Anthony D. Pio)